How severe is CVE-2026-81626?

CVE-2026-81626 has a CVSS score of 8.6/10, rated HIGH. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-81626?

CVE-2026-81626 affects the following products: ibm guardium data protection.

How do I patch CVE-2026-81626?

No patch has shipped for CVE-2026-81626 yet — track the ibm guardium data protection advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.

How do I detect CVE-2026-81626 across my infrastructure?

Inventory every ibm guardium data protection deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.

How do I mitigate CVE-2026-81626 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Is CVE-2026-81626 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2026-81626 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-81626?

CVE-2026-81626 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.4%, placing it in the 29th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-81626?

CVE-2026-81626 is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2026-81626?

CVE-2026-81626 affects ibm guardium data protection (2 versions, e.g. 12.2, 12.2.0). Check the affected-products list on this page against your deployed version to confirm exposure.

When was CVE-2026-81626 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2026-81626 was published on September 18, 2026 and was last updated on September 18, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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Not in CISA KEV

HIGH severity

CVE-2026-81626 — Guardium Data Protection

HIGH

CVE-2026-81626 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.6) SQL Injection vulnerability in ibm guardium data protection. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Load Balancer Groups component. An unauthenticated user can inject SQL statements through the…

Published

Sep 18, 2026

Updated

Sep 18, 2026

Affected

1 product

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 11, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-81626.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs29th percentile — riskier than 29% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2026-81626 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Load Balancer Groups component. An unauthenticated user can inject SQL statements through the Load Balancer Servlet endpoint, potentially resulting in unauthorized access to data and impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.

Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations

Application

guardium data protectionibm

2 versions

12.212.2.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Vendor / appliance

Detect
Inventory every ibm guardium data protection deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.
Remediation status
No patch has shipped for CVE-2026-81626 yet — track the ibm guardium data protection advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.
Mitigate without a patch
Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Frequently Asked Questions

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